One rifle, one scope, one cartridge, one bullet:

Here is a picture of a 30-06 a friend built 7 or 8 yrs ago. Just about model perfect I'd say.

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I'll bite. A 375H&H. 3-9 Leopold and 270gr TSX's. It would be a 22" barrel and not weigh more than 8.5lbs loaded. I think a mauser or new Winchester would be nice for the action. Oh and backup sights.
 
Of the rifles I own, my .308 husqvarna lightweight with williams FP. Bullet would probably be a Barns 165. This rifle could serve me very well for the rest of my days I am sure.

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M70 Extreme Weather SS in .30-06 with 4x33mm Leupold in steel Weaver bases with QRW rings and iron sights. 180 grain controlled expansion bullets.

I'd also take a .270 with 150 grainers.
 
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As much as I love both the 270 Win and 7X57, they are not legal for hunting Woods Bison, so if it had to be just one, it would be my Husqvarna 30-06 with its 22" barrel, Leupold 2-7X28 and Brown Precision Pound'r stock. (That reminds me, I have to call Brown tomorrow.)

Just a tad over 7 pounds all up, a mag full of 180 gr Partitions started out at 2800 fps go into less than five inches at 300 meters. That that does not leave much wanting. :)

If Bison were not on the menu, it would be the same rifle in either 270 or 7X57 with 150s at 2900+ fps.

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Only one of each eh? I'd get a either Ruger, Remington or Winchester synthetic/stainless in .300 WM with sights, Leupold 3X9 scope, and shoot 180 grain Barnes TSX's. That combo would be all one needs in North America. And my Ruger .300 WSM is pretty much equivalent to it too...
 
Ruger M77 compact (small/light/accurate/CRF)
338 Federal (short action, at normal hunting ranges the equivelent to a 7mm Mag but with the recoil And a bigger hole)
VXIII 2.5-8x36 (crystal clear, most versatile.....great close in at 2.5,'just as effective as a 10x at longer ranges (if the difference between 8x and 10x is enough to miss, you probably shouldn't be shooting at that distance)

Barnes 185 TSX: from whitetail to Muskox,'it'll hold together and make a BIG wound channel

My .02
 
That's easy. My old 1959 M70 fwt 30-06 in the McMillan compact edge stock. With the 1.75-6X32 in low Conetrols it weighs just under 7 pounds and balances right. The only load it sees is the 150TSX over 59 grains of H4350 for an easy 2950 fps.

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If I had to pick out one all-or-nothing rifle it would have to be a reliable 30-06 with 180gr Nosler Partitions and a 4x Leupold scope with iron sights as backup. Benefits of this as opposed to a heavier rifle (say Dogleg's 375) is that you could have a much lighter rifle which allows you to carry more gear or meat. a 10 lb 375 with ammo that weighs half again as much could be a detriment to your operations. The ought-six despite being old and somewhat boring, but she's gotten the job done for many many years. No reason to think that would change.
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If I left Africa (and Asia, and Austrailia, and South America, and parts of Alaska) out of the equation, then a .300 Win Mag or similar cartridge would be high on the list. Maybe even my STWs. It's just that when looking for a one size fits all answer, it's hard for me to ignore most of the world. Bear in mind that I have zero interest in being a one gun hunter, so it's largely academic.
 
Barnes 185 TSX: from whitetail to Muskox,'it'll hold together and make a BIG wound channel
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I wouldn't bet the farm on it, or at least hold onto the home quarter.;) I pulled this guy out of a grizzly last week. Sure he went straight down after it went through both shoulders, but he took his sweet time going to wherever grizzlies go when they die. He required more shooting to speed up the process, then I finally got bored/disgusted and took a 275 gr A-Frame off my belt. It's not real scientific, but he quit doing all the stuff he wasn't supposed to be doing right after that hit him.

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